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Housewife by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Housewife

Housewife

Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (18.6 x 12.5 cm) (image, sheet)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Japan

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Chōzan of Chōjiya from the series Triptych of Beauties Before Blinds

Chōzan of Chōjiya from the series Triptych of Beauties Before Blinds

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753

Pleasures of the Four Seasons: Colors and Scents of Flowers, left (Shiki no asobi hana no iroka, ge)

Pleasures of the Four Seasons: Colors and Scents of Flowers, left (Shiki no asobi hana no iroka, ge)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1778

Parody of Yamauba and Kintarō, from the series Picture Siblings (E-kyodai)

Parody of Yamauba and Kintarō, from the series Picture Siblings (E-kyodai)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1823

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1787

忠臣蔵四段目

忠臣蔵四段目

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Erotic Print

Erotic Print

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753

Minashi-gai, shio-gai, katatsu-gai, miso-gai, chijimi-gai, and chigusa-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Minashi-gai, shio-gai, katatsu-gai, miso-gai, chijimi-gai, and chigusa-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1780

Kitchen Scene

Kitchen Scene

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Sparrows on Bamboo Branch

Sparrows on Bamboo Branch

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1781